Ceiling fans

Ceiling fans

by LondonAndy - 2018-05-12 18:29:49

I cannot think of even the most bizarre of circumstances where they might.

No

by Tracey_E - 2018-05-12 20:46:51

There is virtually nothing in the home we need to avoid. Unless you're regularly in an industrial setting or touring power plants or MRI facilities, you will be fine. 

Ceili Ng fans

by Leigh.sue - 2018-05-12 20:50:12

Thank you that's reassuring as I'm in a hotel in Malasyia with a ceiling fan whirring away

Yes!

by AgentX86 - 2018-05-12 21:49:25

Don't let the blades hit it.  It will hurt.  ;-)

RE: nothing around the home.  My EP said that I couldn't mow the lawn.  He said that the alternator on the tractor could affect the PM.  Since I'm PM dependent, he's probably being over-cautious but that's what I'm paying him for.

Alternator - Schmalternator...

by donr - 2018-05-14 13:21:09

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...that's a pile of crap.  You'd have to be hugging that thing to your chest to get any effect from it.  They are designed to capture as much of the generated magnetic field as possible to cut down on weight & size.  That alternator is at least 4 ft from your device, whether it is a situpon or walkbehind mower.  I have lain across the top of the 19,000 volt stepdown transformer in my front yard w/o any effect whatsoever.  Ditto for openinmg up the hood on our car engine w/ its 60 Amp alternator running.  I ride our John Deere all the time w/o effect.  Now the vibration MIGHT affect the rate sensor, but that's another issue.

Donr

donr

by The real Patch - 2018-05-14 18:42:21

WELL SAID DONR !

this is what has always makes me nuts about these sites. No matter how hard we try to get the truth out there somebody is always spewing stuff they know nothing about and perpetuating tribal myths and legends.

Before I retired, my company was developing GMR Technology. For the non-engineers that stands for Giant Magneto Resistance. While I admit I've forgottedn much in the intervening years, I know that there is nothing in the household you need to worry about. Yes in years gone by the ICD and PM manufacturer's warned against some things but that was to protect themselves against frivolous lawsuits that are prevalent today.

It's kind of like the old MRI nonsense. I've preached for a long time you didn't need a "MRI Compatible" device to have a scan. I know many medical centers have been doing scans on non-compatible devices for a long time with no problems. Yet the manufacturer's tout their MRI devices. Now suddenly Medtronics is admitting that you can scan non-mri devices. It was a sales technique to beat out their competition. I spoke to the head of Cardiac Radiology here about 5 or so years ago and he said he does at least 3 heart scans per month on "non-mri" devices. 

I've had a CRT-D (Defibrillator) for 11 years and am paced 100% in both ventricles. The only household item I worry about negatively affecting my device is my wife when I irritate her. Stop worrying